Citizen Participation in Government Canada Reading Activity (SS6CG2, SS6CG2a)

Your students will love learning about how the citizens of Canada participate in its government with this engaging, no prep reading activity! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans!

The objective of this activity is for students to be able to explain citizen participation in democratic governments. (The role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Canada.)

This objective and resources aligns with Georgia Standards of Excellence, but can supplement many state standards.

Resource Includes:

• Passage (leveled for 6th grade)

• Graphic Organizer (summary)

• Matching Activity

• Multiple Choice Activity

• Answer Keys

Standards Covered:

❏ Georgia Standards of Excellence

  ✓SS6CG2. Explain citizen participation in the Canadian government

  ✓a. Explain the role of citizens in choosing the leader of Canada (parliamentary democracy)

❏Common Core ELA

    ✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

    ✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

    ✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

Want more resources on Canada? Check these out!

⭐Human Capital & GDP Reading & Writing Activity (SS6E6, SS6E6b)

⭐ Air Pollution in Canada Reading Activity (SS6G6, SS6G6a)

⭐ Economic Systems in Canada Reading Activity (SS6E4, SS6E4b, SS6E4c)

⭐ Economic Systems in Canada Reading Activity BUNDLE (SS6E4)

⭐ Environmental Issues in Canada BUNDLE (SS6G6, SS6G6a, SS6G6b)

⭐ Geography in Canada Reading Activity (SS6G4, SS6G4a, SS6G4b)

⭐ Population Distribution: Canada Activity Packet (SS6G5a)

⭐ Specialization in Canada Reading & Writing Activity (SS6E5, SS6E5a)

⭐ Trade Barriers in Canada Reading Activity (SS6E5, SS6E5b)

⭐ Voluntary Trade in Canada BUNDLE (SS6E5, SS65Ea, SS6E5b, SS6E5c)

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